1690~ / 1720~, Brussels

1690~ / 1720~, Brussels

Identifier
T.164-1931
Acquisition
Presented in memory of Mrs Letitia Willet Garrison, by her sister, Miss Lillie Bell Randell
Collection
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
284.4800109863281 cm (height)
457.20001220703125 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Tapestry woven in wool and silk. On the left is seated a women personifying Autumn. In her left hand she holds a large staff wreathed with vine leaves, which a girl is supporting. Before her kneels a woman who offers her a cornucopia filled with grapes and fruit. Before her are fruits, metal wine jugs and metal dishes with fruit. On the ground on her left is seated a woman holding bunches of grapes and another woman advances towards her bearing a large dish on which are grapes and fruits. In the foreground, a woman is seated and holds up a tall dish with fruits and she rests her left arm on a large basket full of fruit. There are trees to the right and left and in the distance is a hillside with vineyards showing grapes being gathered. Tapestry woven in wool and silk, Brussels, ca. 1690-1720